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Tom Horne May Triumph in Court, but Don't Count on a Win on Election Day

Tom Horne's Hearings Rescheduled: Will the AG Beat the Rap?

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne's corruption is blatant, in your face, unrepentant. Yet, given the machinations of Horne's lawyers, who are battling both Horne's misdemeanor fender-bender charge with the City of Phoenix, and the civil, campaign finance law complaint brought by Maricopa County A ... More >>

Tom Horne Pleads "Not Guilty" on Fender-Bender, Avoids Friday Hearing

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne has entered a plea of "not guilty" in Phoenix Municipal Court for his March fender-bender at the love nest of his state-financed mistress Carmen Chenal. That's the accident witnessed by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who had been dogging Horne over ... More >>

Tom Horne's Court Date Set for Friday on Hit-and-Run Charge

I'll say one thing for living in Sand Land, it's never boring. This Friday at 9:30 a.m., in Phoenix Municipal Court, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne could be arraigned on the charge of hit-and-run on an unattended vehicle, a class 3 misdemeanor. I say "could be" because Don Taylor a spokesman fo ... More >>

Paul Michael Brown's a Sex Offender, Believe It or Not; He's Accused of Exposing Himself Again

It may be hard to believe, but the gentleman to our right is a registered sex offender.According to Arizona Department of Public Safety records, 46-year-old Mesa resident Paul Michael Brown has previously been convicted of indecent exposure and "aggravated incest."

"Therapist" Paul Fischer Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Patient, Agrees to Stop Pretending He's a Therapist

See also: Therapist Paul Fischer's Counseling Session Included Slapping a WomanSee also: Paul Fischer Case Has More Details"Therapist" Paul Fischer -- the non-licensed therapist "family and marriage counselor" who assaulted a woman in the middle of a counseling session earlier this year -- accepted ... More >>

Anthony Parrinello, Accused of Running Over Man After Argument at Elementary School, Has Had a Few Run-ins With the Law

Anthony Parrinello -- the man accused of running over and killing a man after an argument at a North Phoenix elementary school -- had a few run-ins with law enforcement before his arrest on a murder charge Monday.Parrinello, 31, is accused of running over 42-year-old Carmelo D'Alessandro on Monday, ... More >>

Paul Fischer Case Has More Details; "Therapist" Still Facing Charge in Assault Case

Thanks to the advice of someone claiming to be "therapist" Paul Fischer's ex-wife, asking that we "get to the bottom" of Fischer's alleged assault against a woman, we checked out some more material in the case.Fischer, who does work as a "family and marriage counselor" in Phoenix, was arrested in Fe ... More >>

"Warrant Clear Up" Program in Phoenix Gives Misdemeanor Offenders a Chance to Work With City Voluntarily, Rather Than Be Arrested

​It's been a while since you blew off that fine or court date following a misdemeanor arrest.You've become an expert at spotting cop cars in the rear-view mirror as you drive, and you've ditched more than a few by making a quick turn into parking lot before your license plate could be seen.You hav ... More >>

Russell Pearce, Scott Bundgaard Score Meaningless "Friend of the Family Awards"

Mean ol' Russ is a "Friend of the Family": Who Knew?Funny thing about the ruling Republican caste here in Sand Land: they like to give themselves meaningless awards that look legitimate to the unskeptical eye, in a bald attempt to trick the electorate into thinking that they're a bunch of good guys ... More >>

TSA Titty-Twister Yukari Miyamae Will Not be Charged With Felony

Phoenix Police DepartmentFelony charges will not be filed against Yukari Miyamae.​The Maricopa County Attorney's Office tells New Times that the Colorado woman arrested for giving a Transportation Safety Administration agent a titty-twister last week will not be charged with a felony. But she's no ... More >>

Senator Scott Bundgaard Domestic Violence Hearing Postponed

Phoenix Police DepartmentSenator Scott Bundgaard...and his shiner.​State Senator Scott Bundgaard was supposed to be in Phoenix Municipal Court this morning to answer for his alleged scuffle with ex-girlfriend Aubry Ballard, but he wasn't, and now his hearing's been rescheduled.Bundgaard's attorney ... More >>

State Senator Scott Bundgaard Pleads Not Guilty to Charges Stemming From Freeway Fight With Former Flame

State Senator Scott Bundgaard​State Senator Scott Bundgaard's attorney was in Phoenix Municipal Court yesterday where he pleaded not guilty on Bundgaard's behalf to charges stemming from a February fracas with then gal-pal Aubry Ballard on the side of a Valley freeway.Bundgaard's been charged with ... More >>

Gary Whalen Is the Second Would-Be Candidate to Withdraw from the Phoenix City Council Race This Year

Gary Whalen, Conservative Phoenix City Council Candidate, Pretends Not to be Whalen; Claims "Gaby Whalen" Arrested for Assault on Boyfriend

electgarywhalen.comGaby, er, Gary Whalen running for District 1 seat on Phoenix City Council.​A man who says he is not Gary Whalen, a conservative candidate running for a seat on the Phoenix City Council, tells New Times an interesting yarn to explain away his Whalen's arrest in January for assaul ... More >>

Gary Whalen, Conservative Phoenix City Council Candidate, Arrested in Domestic Violence, Assault on "Boyfriend" in January

Gary Whalen is running for Phoenix City Council's District 1.​Just four days after Gary Whalen signed up to run for the Phoenix City Council in January, police report that they arrested him at his North Phoenix home for getting into a fight with his ex-boyfriend.We left a mess ... More >>

Blood Taken During DUI Stop Without Warrant or Suspect's Consent Can't be Used in Court, Arizona Supreme Court Rules

www.coventry.com​The Arizona Supreme Court ruled this morning that in order for police to collect blood from a person suspected of DUI the suspect either has to give specific consent or police need to get a warrant.In other words, if you get stopped driving drunk and cops take your blood without p ... More >>

Shoot to Kill: An Antique Dealer Has One Last Chance at Freedom After Gunning Down an Unarmed Homeless Trespasser

Bryant Wilkerson Sentenced to Probation -- Prosecutor Asked for Prison

Andy Hartmark Bryant Wilkerson Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Teresa Sanders had never seen anything like it.Sanders was in court Friday morning to sentence Bryant Wilkerson, a 30-year-old Fountain Hills postal clerk whose cause was championed by both New Times and the NAACP. Wilkerson ... More >>

Lawsuit Filed Over Mexican with Valid Visa Held in Jail for Seven Days

  Talk about a nightmare. According to a lawsuit recently filed by a Mexican citizen, a busted tail light could earn you seven days in the county jail -- even if you're here legally and all your papers are in order. Martin V. Flores was stopped by a Phoenix police officer on February 8, 2008, ... More >>

"Alleged" No Longer: Nativist Buffalo Rick Galeener Pleads Guilty to Urinating in Public

Buffalo Rick Galeener, guilty of taking an illegal al fresco whiz.In a surprising turn of events in the pending bench trial of nativist wackjob and noted Yosemite Sam-lookalike Buffalo Rick Galeener, the grizzled 58 year-old entered Phoenix Municipal Court this morning, and pleaded "guilty" to one c ... More >>

Assault Charges Dismissed Against Fixed-Gear Bicyclist; Phoenix Prosecutors Could Re-File

Phoenix city prosecutor switches nativist Buffalo Rick Galeener's charge from "indecent exposure" to "public urination."

The Bird exposes Sheriff Joe's racist ties, delves into the Israel Correa madness, and reveals Napolitano as the real Judas

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, June 7, 2007

Injustice System

A Phoenix Municipal Court judge quits — and, finally, the truth comes out

Jailgate Explodes

A new poll shows Outlaw Joe Arpaio's popularity plummeting among county Republicans

Gag Order

Pretzels are a logical -- and safe -- choice at Walker's Cafe

One Relieved Judge

Judge who released an accused gunman loses his spot on initial-appearance bench

Soldier of Misfortune

Buffalo Soldier with sights on the Super Bowl has a long record of financial and legal problems

A FINE MESS

WITH A BINGE OF PURGES, PHOENIX WRITES OFF MILLIONS IN UNPAID DEBTS